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Om Amriteswaryai Namaha,

 

Sweta, i do not believe Amma wishes to strongarm anyone into doing

anything( satsang, seva, IAM, etc, etc ). When Swamiji, this summer,

was saying "we must meditate, we must be disciplined, we must etc,

etc ), Mother interrupted him and said "ONLY IF WE WANT TO!!!"

 

I always try to remember Amma's words "one way for all is dangerous."

 

I feel that discipline and ways of doing things should not be

dictated by an organization as a dogma; it can only be suggested and

perhaps presented in a course; them it's up to each individual to

see if it's working for oneself.

 

I have no problems with any of Amma's Satsang groups because I do

not expect them to be perfect, to be to my liking or for them to

like me. My participation or lack theroff is totally my

responsibility. I used to be one of the coordinators; now I stay

home and chant my mantra.

 

Of course, if we wish to benefit from any group, we need to respect

and abide with the group's guidlines not our own guidlines; and as

Amma says whatever we do, do it with LOVE; otherwise, why waste our

time.

 

Things like discipline and dharma is something that should be

imposed only on one-self and never on somebody else. If we try to

impose it on others, we will come out short, always!!!

 

It's a different thing when we surrender to a guru and have

instructions directly from Her.

 

Remember, what faults we see in others is merely a projection of our

own; IMHO, it's not worth getting stuck on negative fixed positions

which contract us; let us expand instead into the vastness of the

sky which is Our Dear Amma.

 

Amma Bless,

amarnath

om santi, santi, santihi; lokaha samastaha sukhino bhavantu!

 

Ammachi, Sweta Mitzel <swetabc wrote:

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> Namah Shivaya,

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> I've had my own extremely painful situation with a satsang,

which makes the following point all the more interesting. Recently,

a talk at the MA Center included how Amma wants us to particiapte in

satasngs, aso we can all evolve together. Yes, it can be very

hard. But, growth & worthwhile things can be that way. Amma must

really want us to go to satsangs, since it's often one of the

criterias for handing prasad to Amma.

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> Sweta

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